INS Visakhapatnam
INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She is being constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) and was launched on 20 April 2015. The ship is expected to be commissioned by 2021.[2]
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Name: | INS Visakhapatnam |
Namesake: | Visakhapatnam |
Operator: | Indian Navy |
Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
Way number: | D66 |
Laid down: | 12 October 2013 |
Launched: | 20 April 2015 |
Commissioned: | Est. 2021 |
Identification: | Pennant number: D66 |
Status: | Sea Trials |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyer |
Displacement: | 7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons) full load |
Length: | 163 m (535 ft) |
Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft) |
Draft: | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
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Speed: | In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Range: | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Crew: | 300 (50 officers and 250 sailors) |
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Aircraft carried: | 2 × Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv |
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Construction
The keel of Visakhapatnam was laid down on 12 October 2013 and she was launched on 20 April 2015 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.[3][4][5]
On 21 June 2019, a fire that started in the air conditioning room of INS Visakhapatanam resulted in the death of one contract worker. The damage from the fire was reported to be limited.[6]
During Navy day 2020, Indian Navy chief informed that the lead ship of Visakhapatnam class destroyer has started its trials.[7]
References
- "Trump Administration approves sale of $1 billion worth of naval guns to India". LiveMint. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- "INS Visakhapatnam, India's Most Powerful, Lethal Destroyer Launched in Mazgaon Dock". NDTV. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- "Keel Laid for P15 Bravo Ships". The Times of India. Mumbai. 25 October 2013.
- "Mazagon Dock Keel Laying Ceremony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014.
- "First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched". 21 April 2015.
- Gupta, Saurabh (21 June 2019). "1 Dead In Fire At Under-Construction Navy Warship In Mumbai". NDTV.
- Sayan Chatterjee (4 December 2020). "Navy Day, 2020: Year-End wrap-up on our sentinels of the sea". The Statesman.
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